http://www.withpurpose.com/2009/05/05/the-shack-my-02/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.withpurpose.com/2009/05/05/the-shack-my-02/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Diane Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:12:46 +0000 http://www.withpurpose.com/?p=1099#comment-4207 I enjoyed the Shack -- it left me craving more of His Presence. Some of the points made in the book I wrote down because I wanted to further reflect on them: -- An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there wer no others. AWTozer -- Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. -- You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after,until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption. As incomprehensible as it sounds at this moment, you may well know this man in a different context one day. -- Don't ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak. -- If anything matters, everything matters. Because we are important to God, everything we do is important. Everytime we forgive, the universe changes; every time we reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; wtih every kindness and service, seen or unseen, God's purposes are accomplished and nothing will ever be the same again. -- Faith never knows where it is being led; But it knows and loves the One who is leading. Oswald Chambers -- Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God But only he who sees takes off his shoes The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries. Elizabeth Barrett Browning I enjoyed the Shack — it left me craving more of His Presence. Some of the points made in the book I wrote down because I wanted to further reflect on them:
– An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there wer no others. AWTozer
– Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person’s throat.
– You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after,until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption. As incomprehensible as it sounds at this moment, you may well know this man in a different context one day.
– Don’t ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.
– If anything matters, everything matters. Because we are important to God, everything we do is important. Everytime we forgive, the universe changes; every time we reach out and touch a heart or a life, the world changes; wtih every kindness and service, seen or unseen, God’s purposes are accomplished and nothing will ever be the same again.
– Faith never knows where it is being led; But it knows and loves the One who is leading. Oswald Chambers
– Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God But only he who sees takes off his shoes The rest sit around it and pluck blackberries. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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